University of Western Australia

Excavation of a remote stone monument in northern Arabia has revealed new insights into life in the late Neolithic era, including evidence of cult-like ritual activity and greater cultural cohesion than previously thought."We think there…

Two PhD students from The University of Western Australia with stellar aspirations have been awarded Westpac Future Leaders Scholarships to complete research projects."I have always wanted to bring the future of computing forward to help…

A researcher from The University of Western Australia has been awarded $480,000 in funding over the next four years for vital research into the treatment of those living with lung cancer and mesothelioma, after securing one of this year’s…

A UWA Masters student may have discovered a link between two of astronomy’s most exciting and mysterious phenomena – fast radio bursts and neutron star mergers – and she did it while unknowingly suffering from heart failure that required…

Regional, State and national conservation organisations are set to benefit from a new framework developed by a team of Australian researchers and designed to help cost out biodiversity threat abatement strategies.“Costs have, and always…

Marine research organisation Inkfish has committed to a five-year plan to support vital deep-sea research in partnership with the Minderoo-UWA Deep Sea Research Centre."We will use these deep-sea assets to their full potential for…

At a depth of more than eight kilometres underwater, a new record for the deepest fish ever filmed and the deepest fish ever caught has been set by scientists from The University of Western Australia and Japan.“We have spent over 15 years…

Clinical psychology students from The University of Western Australia involved in the first ever rural and remote placement in the Pilbara said they’re passionate about improving mental health in remote Australia.Megan Ansell and Phoebe…

Aboriginal peoples’ knowledge has unlocked the scientific mystery of ‘fairy circles’ which occur across Australia’s desert regions."When we worked with Aboriginal people to look at their practices and stories, art and designs, we arrived…

West Australian researchers have developed a breakthrough method to measure the brain fluid pressure in humans, which may reduce vision damage experienced by astronauts on long-haul space flights.A cross-disciplinary team from the Lions…